UPDATE: The M66 reopened at 12.30pm, Greater Manchester Police announced.
Part of the M66 has been closed after a car collided with the body of a woman shortly after 2am this morning.
The incident occurred on the M66 Northbound in Bury and the motorway is currently closed from junction 1 to 3.
Police are investigating how the woman came to be on the carriageway and are asking motorists to avoid the area.